Martin Ritchie Email & Phone Number

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Gateshead

Sunderland, United Kingdom

Supervisor in trim and chassis

Coty, Seaton Delaval

Additional to my Line Leading responsibilities, also carries out role of Operational Single Point of Contact (Production Coordinator) i.e. the link between the production and supply chain areas of the business.As SPOC I review all production plans with Planning team to ensure the plans deliver customer service, and are deliverable for the lines. I am the approver for all production plans before they are firmed up and released.

Coty, Seaton Delaval

Production Supervisor/ Line Leader, responsible for delivering the key manufacturing results of 4 production lines, as well as leading and developing a team of Operators and Technicians.Manages a diverse team of around 50 individuals.

Seaton Delaval, Newcastle Upon Tyne

I worked in the Initiatives (New Product) Department, and introduced new products to the production lines. I was responsible for all aspects of successful delivery of new products working with R&D and engineering , to ensure products were added to the line and performed better than existing products prior to handing over to the line as current business.

Seaton Deleval, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Production Planner responsible for delivering production plans for a number of lines. My job was to ensure the products I planned were always available in the Distribution Centre for customers, whilst maintaining minimal inventory levels. Also had to react to all short notice orders sometimes having to execute plan changes to ensure product was made and shipped within 24 hours of order placement.

Seaton Delaval, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Team Leader who managed a shift team on a busy 3 shift production line. Responsible for ensuring my shift delivered safety, quality, customer service, process reliability and cost control.Managed a team of up to 8 individuals and helped deliver their work and development plans.Work Process Improvement (WPI) owner for the line, delivered projects to speed line rate up, and reduce head count on certain products

Ryton, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear

Prior to working in manufacturing, I was a manager in the food retail industry for over 15 years. I carried out a number of roles including Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager, Store Manager, Customer Services Manager etc. I worked for Presto, Safeway, Morrisons, and Somerfield - this was continuous employment but the company I worked for changed several times due to acquisition/merger activity